Match List-I (National Highway) with List-II (Pass through) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I: a. National Highway 30 b. National Highway 39 c. National Highway 46 d. National Highway 44 List-II: i. Khajuraho ii. Bhopal iii. Sagar iv. Jabalpur
- (a)a–iv, b–ii, c–i, d–iii
- (b)a–iii, b–i, c–ii, d–iv
- (c)a–iv, b–i, c–ii, d–iii
- (d)a–iv, b–iii, c–ii, d–i
Correct — C, a–iv, b–i, c–ii, d–iii. NH-30 passes through Jabalpur (it junctions there with NH-34/NH-45); NH-39 — the Jhansi–Chhatarpur–Panna–Satna–Rewa corridor — passes through Khajuraho; NH-46, running Gwalior to Betul, passes through Bhopal; and NH-44, India's longest national highway (Srinagar to Kanyakumari), passes through Sagar in its Madhya Pradesh stretch (along with Lakhnadon and Seoni).
- (a)a–iv, b–ii, c–i, d–iii — Swaps NH-39 and NH-46 — it sends NH-39 to Bhopal and NH-46 to Khajuraho, the reverse of the real pairing.
- (b)a–iii, b–i, c–ii, d–iv — Swaps NH-30 and NH-44 — it sends NH-30 to Sagar and NH-44 to Jabalpur, the reverse of the real pairing.
- (d)a–iv, b–iii, c–ii, d–i — Swaps NH-39 and NH-44 — it sends NH-39 to Sagar and NH-44 to Khajuraho, the reverse of the real pairing.
Madhya Pradesh's highway network is carried by several numbered National Highways, each identified by the towns it links. NH-30 runs a long Uttarakhand–Andhra Pradesh corridor and touches Jabalpur; NH-39 is the Jhansi–Khajuraho–Panna–Satna–Rewa road; NH-46 connects Gwalior to Betul via Bhopal; and NH-44 — the longest National Highway in India — threads through Sagar on its Srinagar-to-Kanyakumari run.
Match-the-following questions on National Highways test direct recall of which numbered highway serves which Madhya Pradesh town — the trap options simply swap two of the four pairings, so a student who is sure of even two pairs (e.g., NH-39 to Khajuraho) can eliminate most wrong options.
- NH-44 is India's longest National Highway (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) and passes through Sagar in MP.
- NH-39 links Jhansi–Chhatarpur–Panna–Satna–Rewa, passing through Khajuraho.
- NH-46 runs Gwalior to Betul via Bhopal.
- NH-30 connects Sitarganj (Uttarakhand) toward Andhra Pradesh and passes through Jabalpur.
Correct code — option (c): a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii
- Confusing NH-39 (the Khajuraho corridor) with NH-46 (the Bhopal corridor) since both are common MP highway-number answers
- Assuming NH-44 is a Madhya-Pradesh-only highway rather than the pan-India Srinagar–Kanyakumari corridor
MPPSC frequently sets 'Match List' questions pairing NH numbers with the MP towns they pass through — this is direct recall, not reasoning, so precise memorisation of the pairs matters.
MPPSC_2018_PRE_PaperI_Q632018Which one of the following cities of Madhya Pradesh is NOT located on National Highway-3?
- (a) Sendhwa
- (b) Mhow
- (c) Sarangpur
- (d) Shujalpur
Answer(d) Shujalpur
Same concept — recalling which Madhya Pradesh towns/cities lie on a specific numbered National Highway.
- practice — not a real PYQ
NH-44, India's longest National Highway, connects which two extreme points?
- (a)Srinagar and Kanyakumari
- (b)Jammu and Kochi
- (c)Amritsar and Chennai
- (d)Leh and Kanyakumari
Answer(a) Srinagar and Kanyakumari — NH-44 is India's longest National Highway.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Madhya Pradesh town lies on National Highway-39, the Jhansi–Khajuraho–Satna–Rewa corridor?
- (a)Khajuraho
- (b)Bhopal
- (c)Indore
- (d)Ujjain
Answer(a) Khajuraho — on the Jhansi–Chhatarpur–Panna–Satna–Rewa route carried by NH-39.